It's a Great Life:Thoughts about things and stuff

Things and stuff -- they run through my mind, and sometimes you've just got to say them.

For example: I went shopping a few Saturdays ago, and I had a wonderful time. I bought some really great stuff.

I'm into my glitter period, and I seem to like things that sparkle and glitter.

I bought this really cute outfit -- crop pants, which on me are full-blown slacks, and a matching jacket. There are little bead designs at the bottom of the jacket and at the bottom of the crop pants.

And, when I was devoiding the outfit of its tags, I noticed a tiny clear plastic bag which contained oh so very, very, very, very tiny beads. It seems that if a bead is missing, you can instantly replace it with one of the teeny, tiny, tiny beads in the bag.

My reaction to that?

Gosh,that was a nice gesture.

And gosh, no, I never plan to replace the beads. For one thing I can hardly see them.

For another, by the time the beads begin to fall I will have no earthy idea where the replacement beads might be.

But thanks for thinking of me. I really do appreciate it.

Discount cards

I don't know about you, but if I get another discount card from another store I'm going to have to either get another key ring or another card holder.

At present, I have three discount cards on my key ring and five in my wallet. I would have four on my key ring, but one unraveled from overuse, I guess.

The discount cards are a wonderful idea, but p-l-e-a-s-e -- HELP. My life is being overtaken by discount cards.

It's almost as frightening an experience as all the numbers I have to learn. There's the area code for our phone, the last four numbers of my Social Security number -- okay, most people know their ENTIRE Social Security number. I'm lucky to remember my mother's maiden name.

And then there's the secret number for my debit card.

Why couldn't we have the SAME secret number for everything -- discount cards, debit cards, ad nauseam ?

I guess I already know the answer. It would just be too simple.

Kudos to TNT

As a racing fan, I want to thank TNT for its coverage.

I hate to say this, but they are far superior to FX, where the philosophy seemed to be: "Let's see how much race we can squeeze in between commercials."

TNT coverage is classy. If something happens while they're on commercial break, they immediately break in to tell you what's happened.

It might be a good idea if the powers that be at FX tune in to TNT coverage and take a page from their book.

If you annoy the fans with too many ads and not enough race coverage, no matter how good a product is, if you make us mad, we probably won't buy your product.

A new goal/P>

And one final note. Having recently returned from vacation, I have a new goal in mind.

I want to learn how to fold wash cloths like they do in the motels. Just think, my guests would be so impressed when they dash into the bathroom and see wash cloths that look just like seashells.